Associations to the word «Ascendant»
Noun
Wiktionary
ASCENDANT, adjective. Rising, moving upward.
ASCENDANT, adjective. Surpassing or controlling.
ASCENDANT, noun. Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
ASCENDANT, noun. An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
ASCENDANT, noun. Ascent; height; elevation.
ASCENDANT, noun. (astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
Dictionary definition
ASCENDANT, noun. Position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant".
ASCENDANT, noun. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
ASCENDANT, adjective. Tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin.
ASCENDANT, adjective. Most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe".
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